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r/berkeley•

I graduated a few years ago, but the few times I posted this were well-received so I figured I would see if would be helpful.

It's time to get those old classes out of here:

  1. Open bCourses.
  2. On the left side of the screen, click on "Courses"
  3. Click "All Courses". This used to be below your classes, but now it might be on top.
  4. Star only the courses you want to appear.

You can also do it on mobile, just click "Edit Dashboard" at the top right of the dashboard page and, again, star only the classes you want to see. Changing one (either the web page or the app) will also do the other, though, so no worries about that. I no longer have the app, though, so someone please let me know if

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r/Studium•

Hi all -- the sidebar says posts are allowed in English and as I don't speak German, it's the best I can do.

I have already spent some time compiling the paperwork and doing research into what programs I qualify for, but I just wanted to see if people here have opinions on different programs that involve GIS and geospatial subjects in general. There doesn't seem to be a unified idea of what exactly to call the subject, but terms like geoinformatics, spatial analysis, and remote sensing are used most frequently.

I've seen an often-repeated sentiment that there's no such thing as ranking in German universities, but I've also seen people say that some universities have better programs for spe

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r/geography•

For those of you who might not be familiar with more academic geography, one of the fundamental concepts is "place vs space". The gist of it is that a place are objective while a space is the subjective. To anyone walking by, your house is just a place. But to you it is a home -- your connections to it make it into a space.

Natural disasters famously do damage to places: tsunamis wipe coastal towns off of maps, fires destroy neighborhoods, and earthquakes leave houses crippled. But the damage to spaces often last much longer.

Japan is having trouble getting people to move back into the areas damaged by the 2011 tsunami. Some may think its due to the radiation from Fukushima, but the ra

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r/dostoevsky•

People. People. Endless noise. And I am so tired. And I would like to sleep under trees; red ones, blue ones, swirling passionate ones

I came across this quote, which is apparently misattributed to Dostoevsky's TBK, in a video by a creator named Tithrak Saha. In it he talks about his search for the quote's origin, ultimately coming to the conclusion that it was made up by a Tumblr user some time in 2013. But that isn't the case.

By excluding terms like Dostoevsky, Karamazov, and a few others from a Google search for the exact phrase "swirling passionate ones", I came across its true origin.

The quote is found on page 168 of the book “My Faraway One: Selected Letters of Georgia O'Keeff

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r/IndianCountry•

Hi all —

I've been working on a project the last couple of months where I've essentially been digitizing some old information on California Native Americans. It's been purely in my spare time and I've never done any work on Native things before, so there's nobody I know to ask for for assisatance.

Specifically, there are some locations listed where Native Californians lived which I have not been able to locate. So I was wanting to reach out to nearby tribes to see if they would be willing to help.

I've tried drafting up a couple of test emails but just have no idea what the best approach would be. I feel awkward since it's not for any official reason — I'm not working on a book or thesis

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r/riddles•

Some may use me to be fair. I also armor those who wear. Oft I'm used in music's chime And you do me when you climb.

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I'm also looking to clean this riddle up a little bit. It's clear enough to solve but I think I can make the lines better.

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r/berkeley•

I think it would be helpful for undergraduates to know whether or not other undergraduates are supporting the strike.

And feel free to comment a more detailed response. For example: I am an undergraduate who is planning to picket with my department when I can, but who will also continue going to my classes and doing research directly under a professor.

Generally, these are some things you can do to support, roughly in order from most extreme to least:

  • Stop going to classes completely (you might still be liable for class material and attendance)
  • Stop going to classes or discussions held by non-striking GSIs (same disclaimer as above)
  • Join the picketing lines when you have time
  • Stop
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r/berkeley•

I'm almost entirely sure that u/Responsible_Ebb6543 and u/EnvironmentalCup6776 are the same person. Each account has been one of, if not the, first to comment on each of the other's posts. And in each one they've made a top-level comment showing their full support while also defending the other in other comments. I admit that this does not 100% guarantee anything, but it is highly suspect. But there is more evidence. One account was made on the day another got into an argument and was immediately used to defend the other. Moreover, they have a similar vocabulary and similar ways of speaking, with both also repeatedly making a typo of putting a space before their comma.

Most of the time

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r/berkeley•

I don't know why this suddenly came to mind, but there are probably a handful of people on this subreddit from out of state or from places where you don't have to worry about earthquakes. The bay has had a couple of small ones in the last week or so, so it's worth a refresher.

There's a chance that the things on your walls are going to come off in a big enough earthquake. So if it's something you don't want falling on you when you're asleep, don't put it above your head. I'd be especially mindful of what you put on shelves since those are likely to slide off. Hanging pots might also slide free or dislodge themselves from the ceiling.

Another easy and general earthquake prep tip is to hav

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r/tolkienfans•

In a post I made here around 2 and a half years ago, I singled out this line as one that troubled me. I've thought about it more in the last couple of years and have come to more of an answer. The quote comes from chapter 7 of The Fellowship of the Ring, "In the House of Tom Bombadil".

The Question

There are two ways I can think of to go about this question. One would be to give the literal, physical answer: I am a localized collection of atoms and molecules, which themselves are comprised of quarks, in an otherwise largely empty space. But I'm sure you would agree that th

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r/berkeley•

The semester starts tomorrow and hopefully at least some of your classes have their pages up on bCourses. If so, it's time to get those old classes out of here:

  1. Open bCourses.

  2. On the left side of the screen, click on "Courses"

  3. Scroll down the Courses tab until you see "All Courses". Click on it.

  4. Star only the courses you want to appear.

For people whose first semester this is, you can also do this to get rid of the Golden Bear Prep/Advising pages. (do they still do those?)

You can also do it on mobile, just click "Edit Dashboard" at the top right of the dashboard page and, again, star only the classes you want to see. Changing one (either the web page or the app) will als

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r/berkeley•

I know it's an evolving event, but I just don't think we need ~15 different posts all saying essentially the same things. The comments, too, are the same in every thread. New information could still be shared if it is default sorted by new, so I don't think that is a problem.

It's been a theme over the past handful of years, but this subreddit really is becoming more and more of an echo chamber. I would remind those who come here infrequently of this, since you should know that few opinions shared here are held by the student body as a whole.

To stop beating around the bush: the people protesting to save People's Park are a fringe group, but so are the people lambasting them. The vast m

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r/berkeley•

Evening everyone, happy Wednesday.

How're you all doing? Anything new or exciting you want to share? Anything got you down? Want to procrastinate on work? Just need to vent a bit out into the unknown? Whatever it is, feel free to write it.

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r/berkeley•

The semester starts tomorrow and hopefully at least some of your classes have their pages up on bCourses. If so, it's time to get those old classes out of here:

  1. Open bCourses.

  2. On the left side of the screen, click on "Courses"

  3. Scroll down the Courses tab until you see "All Courses". Click on it.

  4. Star the courses you want to appear.

I know we're going to be online for a couple of weeks but I don't want to come back to class just to see chaotic bCourses pages again.

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